For administrators who manage user-level Chrome browser policies from the Google Admin console.
Applies to managed Chrome browsers on Windows and Mac (version 70 or later).
The BrowserSigninpolicy can only be set as a cloud policy for Chrome browsers enrolled in Chrome Enterprise Core using the Admin console not as a cloud-based user policy. It can also be set using a platform policies provider like Windows Group Policy. For details, see Understand Chrome policy management .
As a Chrome Enterprise admin, you can force users to sign in to their managed Google Account before they use Chrome browser on a managed computer. Forcing users to sign in ensures that your user-level Chrome policies and settings in the Google Admin console are applied on users’ computers. You can also control who can save and synchronize Chrome browser settings and data to their managed Google Account.
You can force everyone in your organization to sign in or just specific users.
Before you begin
- Make sure browser management is turned on for your organization. For details, see Turn on Chrome browser management (user policies only) .
- If you have an existing Chrome deployment, notify users in advance. Tell them that they need to sign in to their managed Google Account on a specific date.
Step 1: Review policies
You can set one or more of the following policies:
Specifies whether users can sign in to Chrome browser and sync browser information to their Google Account.
Choose one of these options:
- 0—Disable browser sign-in:Users can’t sign in to Chrome browser or sync browser information to their Google Account.
- 1—Enable browser sign-in:Users can sign in to Chrome browser and sync browser information to their Google Account. Chrome browser automatically signs in users when they sign in to a Google service, such as Gmail.
- 2—Force users to sign-in to use the browser:Forces users to sign in to Chrome browser before they can use it. Chrome browser does not let secondary users sign in.
Unset:Users can sign in to Chrome browser. When users sign in to a Google service, such as Gmail, Chrome browser automatically signs them in. Users can change it.
Use it with BrowserSignin to force users with multiple Chrome profiles to sign in to a specific profile before using Chrome. Users can only sign in with profiles that match the patterns you specify.
Unset:Users can sign in to any Google Account as a primary user in Chrome browser.
Step 2: Set the policies
Note:You don't have to set these policies to enforce browser-level policies.
Click below for steps, based on how you want to manage these policies.
Admin consoleCan apply for signed-in users on any device or enrolled browsers on Windows, Mac, or Linux. For details, see Understand when settings apply .
- Sign in with an administrator account to the Google Admin console.
If you aren’t using an administrator account, you can’t access the Admin console.
- Go toMenu Devices > Chrome > Settings . The User & browser settingspage opens by default.
Requires having the Mobile Device Management administrator privilege.
If you signed up for Chrome Enterprise Core, go to Menu Chrome browser > Settings .
- (Optional) To apply the setting only to some users and enrolled browsers, at the side, select an organizational unit(often used for departments) or configuration group(advanced). Show me how
Group settings override organizational units. Learn more
- Go to Sign-in settings.
- Click Browser sign-in settings.
- Select Force users to sign-in to use the browser.
- Click Save.Or, you might click Overridefor an organizational unit
.
To later restore the inherited value, click Inherit(or Unset for a group).
Applies to Windows users who sign in to a managed account on Chrome browser.
Using Group policies
On your Windows computer:
- Open your Group Policy Management Console.
- Go to User Configuration
Policies
- Enable Browser sign in settings.
- Select Force users to sign-in to use the browserand click OK.
- Enable Restrict which Google accounts are allowed to be set as browser primary accounts in Google Chrome.
- Enter the pattern for the users you want to specify.
- To specify all users in your domain, enter:
^.*@your-domain\.com$ - To only allow one user to sign in, enter:
^user-id@your-domain\.com$ - To allow users from both your-domain1.com and your-domain2.org domains to sign in, enter:
^.*@your-domain1\.com$|^.*@your-domain2\.org$
- To specify all users in your domain, enter:
- Click OK.
Set the BrowserSigninkey to 2:
<key>BrowserSignin</key>
<dict>
<integer>2</integer>
</dict>
Step 3: Have users sign in to Chrome
After you apply the policy, users are prompted to sign in to their profile the first time they open Chrome browser.
On user devices:
- Open Chrome browser.
- In the User Managementwindow, click You.
- Sign in to a specific Chrome profile.
The next time users open Chrome, the browser automatically opens.
Step 4: Verify policies have been applied
After you apply any Chrome policies, users need to restart Chrome browser for the setting to take effect. You can check users’ devices to make sure the policy was applied correctly.
- On a managed ChromeOS device, browse to chrome://policy.
- Click Reload policies.
- Check the Show policies with no value setbox.
- For RestrictSigninToPatternand BrowserSignin, make sure Status is set to OK.
- For RestrictSigninToPatternand BrowserSignin, click Show valueand make sure that the value fields are the same as what you set in the policy.
